Thanks so I was correct about overwriting files. I'm back on the right track now.
Thanks again. >>>>> "Bob" == Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bob> A. P. Kennedy wrote: >> Thank you sir! I started doing that. Now to get VMWare running and >> I will be ready to rock and roll. >> >> I was concerned about over writing the original emul deb, but I >> guess that is not a worry. Bob> Wait! Hold on! Pause a minute! If you have ia32-libs installed Bob> then you do not have a chroot installed. It's one or the other. Bob> This is documented in the amd64 howto. Bob> Bob> https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html Bob> The two common choices. Bob> 1) Use ia32-libs (referenced as "The quick way" in the howto). Bob> 2) Use a chroot (referenced as "Installing a Debian IA32 Bob> chroot system" in the howto. Bob> When you are talking about about a chroot you are talking about Bob> option number 2) and not option number 1). Bob> The problem with starting with 1) above and then overwriting Bob> files there is the same as any other time you overwrite files Bob> managed by the pakcage manager. It may come along later and Bob> overwrite what you are doing. Remove the package first (dpkg Bob> --purge ia32-libs) before switching over to the chroot Bob> installation documented in the howto. Bob> Bob